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Cyclist - tourer, commuter and recreational rider. I have never owned a car, preferring to travel by bicycle, or by public transport on the rare occasion that isn't practical. I was a regular contributor to various internet-based cycling fora over a number of years. This blog is the place where I talk about the life cycling has provided for me, as well as the occasional rant.

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Audax AustraliaThis is the umbrella organisation running long distance cycling events in Australia Their website includes a calendar of events.

BikejournalA place where cyclist can keep track of their mileage and any number of other statistics, as well as an attached forum.

BikeforumsA set of discussion forums covering almost every conceivable cycling related topic.

Cycling AdventurerThe Cycling Adventurer has tossed in the structured life of an urbanite to explore the world by bicycle. A well-written site detailing how he came to cycling, and what he learned along the way.

Mozam's cycling adventuresA random collection of the things I like to do most, and mostly that is to ride my bikes, bicycles that is... My musings from competitive riding, long distance endurance to puttering around the neighborhood..

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Incompetence goes national

There seems to be a bit of conjecture over this story at the moment. Apparently some TV producer is no longer content with setting up cameras at random Gold Coast locations and filming the "world's worst drivers" as they usually would, they want to find people who are too incompetent to even get a licence and see if somehow broadcasting their incompetence nationally might "cure" them.

Of course, it's a very stupid idea -- these people don't need to make idiots of themselves on national TV. Any fool who can't get a licence in Sydney or Melbourne normally needs only to move to Queensland to get one -- as anyone who has seen the rampant incompetence on the roads in this part of the would will attest. Maybe the entire show is based on a false pretence to begin with, much like every other so-called "reality TV" show. I could complain on and on about it, but it's much more fun (and no less effective) to just aim at ridicule.

It seems the main objective of "reality TV" seems to be making viewers with small penis issues somehow feel talented, intelligent and good-looking, by showing them the absolute dregs of society. Fortunately, I already am talented, intelligent, good-looking and suffering from absolutely none of the aforementioned issues whatsoever. Consequently, I'm going to steal a march on the producers by voting the entire cast of the show off my TV with the "off" button before they've even set up the voting mechanism (if there is one).